December 2015 Babies

Bowed legs!!

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caiti27 wrote:

My sister has me freaking out. She keeps talking about how my sons legs are so Bowed out that he looks like he will need braces or something to fix them! I don't know how normal it is for them to still have bowed legs. He will be 6 months old next week.... Anyone else's baby still pretty bowed? Obviously his feet aren't flat in this picture, but you can get an idea.

Ahhhh... This feedback isn't what I was hoping to hear! He has his 6 month appointment in a few weeks, and it's certainly a topic I will be discussing. I have been terrible about remembering his vitamin d drops... There was a point where he was getting them 3-4 times a week. Also, i didn't know I had to give him them until he was 8 weeks old. I'm hoping this isn't my fault. Just feeling terrible now

The vitamin D is very important. It's necessary for proper strength/growth of bones. It not in breast milk so yes, it is necessary.

I was concerned about the shape of my sons legs as well, but our physician said its normal and they will still still be shaped like that for the first year because of being confined in the womb. The legs may even change to being knot kneed before becoming completely normal around age 3. I just had this conversation with our pedi on Monday. Please, if you can remember, give the drops. Sunlight is not sufficient either. Don't be yourself up about it, just try to be better about giving it.

ours weren't recommended, but I knew being a second time mom that we needed them. At our six week check up (or possibly later) he double checked that we've been using the drops since birth haha! Maybe they just assume we know this!

They're not as necessary as she makes it sound. Don't worry. It's true vitamin d isn't passed through breastmilk unless the mother consumes really large amounts, but sunlight IS sufficient. Think about it- how many adults or older children do you know that take drops? It's actually just a small amount of sunlight that helps get that vitamin D, the catch is more making sure baby isn't going to get burned being in the sun. I have the vitamin D drops but haven't remembered to give them in months. Even when I was remembering it was like once a week. My pedi doesn't really care, just says if I remember, give them. Some doctors don't even give them out and many mothers decide against them.

We had our 6 month appointment a few weeks ago and our Doctor looked the boys legs over. One of my guys has a bowed leg, she called it tibial torsion. The doctor said it was very common for babies and will most likely straighten out as he starts to bear his own weight and starts walking. She suggested some stretches to do with him a few times a day. Let us know if your doctor says anything different.

They don't recommend braces anymore and if I were you I would not put him on the walker anymore. That can be aggravating the bowing. Search online how physical therapist warn about staying away from walkers, jumpers, excersaucers etc

My sons legs look like your sons in the second picture. I've never taken too much notice because his daddy has bow legs.

Not sure about braces etc. But I had my son at my health visitor on Wednesday morning and he was in his nappy. She gave him a "once over" and said he looks like he's developing right on track. Never mentioned his bow legs or his crazy ass toes that seem to be going in all directions.

Definitely ask your doctor of your concerned but imo he just looks like a gangly baby. Like my son :-)

Preemies Have Special Vitamin D Needs All babies need vitamin D supplementation to prevent rickets (the bone disease that can lead to fractures and bowed legs), but premature babies are especially vulnerable to the condition because of their

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